Ghazal

"ab apni chikh bhi kyaa apni be zabaani kyaa mahz asiron ki mahsur zindagaani kyaa rutein jo tu ne utaari hain khuub hongi magar babul-sej pe sajti hai gul-fishaani kyaa hai jism ek tazaadaat ke kai khaane karegaa par inhein ik rang-e-aasmaani kyaa hazaar karvaTein jhankaar hi sunaati hain yuun jhaTpaTaane se zanjir hogi paani kyaa zamin ke aur taqaaze falak kuchh aur kahe qalam bhi chup hai ki ab moD le kahaani kyaa anaa to qaid ki tashhir se gurezaan thi pukaar uTThi magar meri be-zabaani kyaa main khushk nakhl si jangal tavil tez havaa bikher degi mujhe bhi ye be-makaani kyaa"

"ab aankh bhi mashshaaq hui zer-o-zabar ki khvaahish to tiri ghaaT ki rah paai na ghar ki rang apne jo the bhar bhi kahaan paae kabhi ham ham ne to sadaa radd-e-amal mein hi basar ki jab sirf tire gul mein miraa hissa nazar hai phir soch hai kyaa dard ye taakhir nazar ki ye kuufe ki galiyaan hain ki ye meri ragein bhi har samt se chubhti hai ani mujh ko shimar ki"

"simaT gai to shabnam phuul sitaara thi biphar ke meri lahar lahar angaara thi kal tiri khvaahish kab itni banjaari thi tu sar-taa-paa aankh thaa main nazzaara thi main ki junun ke paron pe uDti khushbu thi rang rang ke aakaar mein Dhaltaa paara thi main dharti huun use yahi bas yaad rahaa bhuul gayaa main aur bhi ik sayyaara thi tu hi to izn thaa tu hi anjaam huaa tiraa bichhaDnaa aur main paara paara thi"

"behr-e-charaagh khud ko jalaane vaali main dhuein mein apne karb chhupaane vaali main hariyaali darkaar uDaanein bhi pyaari kidhar chali main kidhar thi jaane vaali main dhanak-ruton ke jaal bichhaane vaalaa tu ulajh ke apnaa-aap ganvaane vaali main meri chup kaa jashn manaane vaalaa tu talvaaron se kaaT churaane vaali main punji sun kar simaT na paane vaalaa tu sikka sikka tujhe churaane vaali main"

"be-khudaa hone ke Dar mein be-sabab rotaa rahaa dil ke chauthe aasmaan par kaun shab rotaa rahaa kyaa ajab aavaaz thi sote shikaari jaag uThe par vo ik ghaayal parinda jaan-ba-lab rotaa rahaa jaate jaate phir december ne kahaa kuchh maang le khaali aankhon se magar dil be-talab rotaa rahaa main ne phir april ke haathon se dil ko chhu liyaa aur dil saayon se lipTaa saari shab rotaa rahaa us ne mere naam suraj chaand taare likh diyaa meraa dil miTTi pe rakh apne lab rotaa rahaa"

"miri khud se mohabbat baDh gai hai bahut pinjre se vahshat baDh gai hai hain mere khvaab saare mom ke but mire suraj tamaazat baDh gai hai hamaare biich bedaari hi gham thi bas ab nindon ki haajat baDh gai hai ye kyaa baazaar kaise log yusuf idhar kyon teri raghbat baDh gai hai sunaai detaa hai sab an-kahaa bhi tiri dhun mein samaa'at baDh gai hai kabhi nindon se main vahshat-zada thi par ab khvaabon se raahat baDh gai hai main bachnaa chaahti huun apni jaan se miri mujh se mohabbat baDh gai hai nasha suraj ko ho jaae to kyaa ho miri hairat pe hairat baDh gai hai"

"aasmaan saahil samundar aur main khultaa phir yaadon kaa daftar aur main chaar samtein aaina si har taraf tum ko kho dene kaa manzar aur main meraa ujlaa-pan nae andaaz mein teri bakhshish maili chaadar aur main ek murat mein tajrabe nit-nae kitne be-kal meraa aazar aur main khulte hain asraar ajab aalaam mein band hotaa vo har ik dar aur main raat ik taarik pinjraa yaas kaa phaDphaDaataa ek paikar aur main"

"main to paagal huun miri aankh ke aansu pe na jaa ishq bas khvaab hai is khvaab ke jaadu pe na jaa ab palaT kar nahin shahron ko main jaane vaali mire jangal tu pareshaani-o-haa-hu pe na jaa main tiraa raqs huun is raqs ko puuraa kar le thak ke yuun TuuT ke girte hue ghunghru pe na jaa garmi-e-raqs ke thamte hi thameinge ham sab hissa-e-raqs hai is jumbish-e-abru pe na jaa"